Stalk Cutter. (open access)

Stalk Cutter.

Patent for a new and improved stalk cutter. This design "consists in the construction and combination of parts . . . [of] that class of machines for cutting cotton and other stalks, consisting, essentially, of parallel runners or beams carrying outwardly-projecting knives, which serve to cut the stalks as the machine is drawn over the ground" (lines 15-22).
Date: November 29, 1881
Creator: Bolliver, William S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety Hat Pin (open access)

Safety Hat Pin

Patent for a safety hat pin for protection against workplace injuries, including illustrations.
Date: November 29, 1912
Creator: Donaldson, James Macon
System: The Portal to Texas History